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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Football Silver (2011)
Circulating version: 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Football
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 6,688 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Olympic 50p (2011) |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 8.000g · 0.2379 t oz |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Thickness | 1.78mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
A diagrammatic explanation of the offside rule in football, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Football – Silver
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Football – Silver is a collector 50 pence coin in the Olympic 50p (2011) series, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: A diagrammatic explanation of the offside rule in football, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
6,688 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Football – Silver worth?
No verified sale of the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Football – Silver has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its silver content is worth about £9.50 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Football – Silver different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Football, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Football – Silver?
Check the weight 8g and diameter 27.3mm and the metal (92.5% silver) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a collector version of the 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Football. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Football 50p is one of 29 designs issued for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, one for each sport. The designs came from a competition open to the general public, and the royal proclamation covering this design came into force on 12 May 2010. Every coin in the series is dated 2011.
The Royal Mint's figures give a circulating mintage of 1,125,500. That is the lowest of the 29, just under Wrestling (1,129,500), Judo (1,161,500) and Triathlon (1,163,500), and well below the most common design, Archery, at 3,345,500.
When the Royal Mint listed the ten rarest 50p coins in circulation in October 2024, the Football coin was third, behind only the 2023 Atlantic Salmon and the 2009 Kew Gardens coins.
The reverse was designed by Neil Wolfson, a sports journalist, and chosen from more than 30,000 public submissions. It does not show a player or a match. It is a diagram of a pitch that explains the offside rule in the manner of a tactics board, described in the proclamation as "a diagrammatic explanation of the offside rule in football".
Wolfson told the Royal Mint Museum that the small face of the coin meant the idea "had to be visual rather than wordy", and that the shapes chose themselves: "a circle for the ball, triangle for the attacking team and square for the defending team." The words OFFSIDE EXPLAINED appear in the design, with the London 2012 logo above and 50 PENCE below.
The obverse carries the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, in which she wears the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The edge is plain.
Sources
- 2011 Elizabeth II London Olympic Football 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Football fifty pence piece, The Royal Mint Museum (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for fifty pence coins commemorating the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, London Gazette issue 59419, 14 May 2010, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Fifty Pence Mintage Figures (data file mintages.json), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Making a Splash! The Royal Mint Crowns Atlantic Salmon 50p as Rarest 50p in Circulation, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2011 Olympic Football 50p (London 2012), Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Olympic 50 pence pieces, The Royal Mint Museum (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Rarest 50p Coins, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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